World English Bible
Job 5:17
“Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects. Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty.”
Verse in context — Job 5
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But he saves from the sword of their mouth, even the needy from the hand of the mighty.
16
So the poor has hope, and injustice shuts her mouth.
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Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects. Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty.
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For he wounds, and binds up. He injures, and his hands make whole.
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He will deliver you in six troubles; yes, in seven no evil shall touch you.
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